small business

COVID-19 Cash Flow, Grocery Payments, Lyft Driver ‘Referrals’ Top This Week’s News
COVID-19 Cash Flow, Grocery Payments, Lyft Driver ‘Referrals’ Top This Week’s News
April 03, 2020  |  News

It’s the end of the workweek, and the PYMNTS Weekender is here to make sure you didn’t miss anything with the latest in payments and...

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Treasury Says SBA SMB Relief Program Is Live, Big Banks Say They’re Not Ready
Treasury Says SBA SMB Relief Program Is Live, Big Banks Say They’re Not Ready
April 02, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin announced shortly after 7 p.m. Thursday, April 2 that the Paycheck Protection Program was live and ready to begin distributing $350...

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Unemployment Data Shows Darkening Coronavirus Clouds For SMBs
Unemployment Data Shows Darkening Coronavirus Clouds For SMBs
April 02, 2020  |  Economy

These are the kinds of records that no one wants to see broken. And yet, as the coronavirus pandemic keeps decimating businesses, particularly smaller ones,...

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Colleges Provide Rent Breaks To Small Businesses Amid COVID-19
Colleges Provide Rent Breaks To Small Businesses Amid COVID-19
April 02, 2020  |  Retail

After having their students move back home over the coronavirus pandemic, universities are investing to save the small businesses located close to their campuses. Williams...

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ADP Job Loss Data Spotlights SMB Impact — With More To Come
ADP Job Loss Data Spotlights SMB Impact — With More To Come
April 01, 2020  |  Economy

The latest jobs data show bad news … more than likely to get much, much worse. Last month, unemployment claims spiked in a single week...

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SMBs’ Futures Uncertain As They Wait For Help
SMBs’ Futures Uncertain As They Wait For Help
March 27, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Small businesses are looking for good results from the House of Representatives’ vote on Friday (March 27) on a $2 trillion stimulus package that would...

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Canadian SMB Confidence At Record Lows
Canadian SMB Confidence At Record Lows
March 25, 2020  |  Economy

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB)’s latest Business Barometer indicated that small business confidence dropped to a new historic low with the impacts of...

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SMBs Wary Of Stimulus Loans Without Returning Consumers
SMBs Wary Of Stimulus Loans Without Returning Consumers
March 25, 2020  |  Coronavirus

A debt trap may loom for the smaller businesses that desperately, and immediately, need access to capital. The impact will be most keenly felt by...

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GoFundMe, Yelp Launch Crowdfunding Campaign For SMBs
GoFundMe, Yelp Launch Crowdfunding Campaign For SMBs
March 24, 2020  |  Coronavirus

To offer a quick and easy way for independent businesses to begin fundraisers and take donations via their Yelp pages, Yelp has teamed with social...

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